Urdu Aaj Kal

The intricacies of the beautiful and whimsical language that is "urdu" will be discussed along with an enlightening session on the reasons behind the downfall of newspaper reading and its possible solution will be held by our guest "Rizwan Tahir Sahab" who will enlighten you through his vast experience as an interviewer for a newspaper as well as being a senior sub editor of a newspaper magazine.

Urdu is a powerful and intricate language that has served us for centuries. However, the Urdu we speak today is not exactly the same as the Urdu our forefathers used to speak, have you ever wondered why? Tune in to Episode 5, featuring Tariq bin Azaad Sahab who has been affiliated with the Urdu Lughat Board for 13 years, as he discusses what changes are affecting Urdu Lughat today, and how the pronunciation and meaning of Urdu words has changed over the years.

In Episode 4 of Urdu Aaj Kal, Our host Muhammad Faraz along with his guest Arif Bahalim, who hosts a show called Bolti Kitabein on radio and is also a writer and a voice over artist. The discussion revolves around Urdu adab, preservation of our national language and it's importance in our education system. Tune in to find out more about the informative discussion on the amazing topic!

In Episode 3 of Urdu Aaj Kal, Our host Muhammad Faraz along with his guest Hidayat sahab talks about how English affects our daily conversations, being the most commonly used language around the world and how has that impacted Urdu language, especially Urdu poetry. Ending the podcast with a beautiful Urdu nazam to tease our cultural taste buds.

In this episode of Urdu Aaj Kal, our host Muhammad Faraz, along with his guest Iqbal Khursheed Sahab, who is an acclaimed writer, start their show with a promise of not using any other language than Urdu throughout the duration of the podcast. At the same time discussing the challenges of this practice and why it’s so difficult to do so. They further talk about the importance of price tags Vs no price tags on books.

In this episode of Urdu Aaj Kal, our host Muhammad Faraz along with his guest Imran Shamshaad who is great poet and writer, discusses about Urdu Literature, Urdu as a language in today's world and shares some of the great poetries.